What problem was alexander fleming setting out to solve?

Question

Was there a problem that fleming was trying to solve? Any goal to achieve? Was this problem that he was trying to solve achieve or did he instead solve something else that was not his goal.

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Answer 1

Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin. He noticed that some mold that had infected a petri dish had prevented bacteria from growing.

Answer 2

You can begin your research here:

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medic...